Julia Soares-McCormick models one of her renaissance creations
“But Elizabeth is yours. Watch her as she grows; she’s yours. She’s a Tudor. Get yourself a son off that sweet pale girl if you can – and hope that he will live”.
Passionate words delivered by actress Genevieve Bujold, as she plays the role of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of a Thousand Days.
Watching the performance on film is a very young lady, totally engrossed in the performances of Genevieve and her co-star Richard Burton and the romance and beauty of the gowns, sets and costumes used in the production.
From that moment, Julia Soares-McCormick’s interest and fascination in period costume would fire career ambitions and a passion to recreate the past, specifically the beauty, form and structure of designs direct from the Tudor catwalk.
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